Subj:  How 2 Run DV on a Server                Section: Quarterdeck
From:  Bob Beck                 72707,1765     # 186814, 2 Replies 
  To:  Arthur Geffen            72576,3352     Date: 28-Mar-92 04:01:31

Arthur -

I'm changing the thread subject for reasons that will become obvious when
you read the several messages that make up this reply.

 >> I would be delighted to distribute a text of file of your findings
 >> throughout Fidonet in the LANTASTI and LANNET echo and FDN.

Note that I'm running only the 2Mbs LANtastic network <with original LAN
cards>.  I have no experience with either the LANtastic Z network or the
LANtastic AE2-C 10Mbs network.  Until recently, I did not believe that DV
could be run on a server with the 10Mbs cards.  However, Luis Eduardo
Castellanos [74240,506] reported a couple of weeks ago that he had figured
out how to do this so you might drop him a note and ask him for the
settings he uses.

Bob

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                            DISCLAIMER

The following information is furnished to show a configuration that allows
DESQview to run on a LANtastic peer-to-peer file server.  These settings
work on my system but I offer no guarantee or warramty that they will work
on your system.  If you use any of the information that follows, you
should do so only after making a *complete* backup of all data on the file
server. If you use any of the information that follows, you assume all of
the responsibility and risk for the consequences - good or bad - that
result from such use.  I make no warranty as to what will happen if you
make use any of this information and disclaim any responsibility or
liability *express or implied* for the result of your use of this
information.

BOB BECK [CIS ID#: 72707,1765]

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Subj:  How 2 Run DV on a Server                Section: Quarterdeck
From:  Bob Beck                 72707,1765     # 186815, 1 Reply 
  To:  Bob Beck                 72707,1765     Date: 28-Mar-92 04:01:17

[Part 2 of message 186814]


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The following settings run DV on the LANtastic servers attached to my
network and give 192k of UMB in two segments - 32k between B000-B7FF and
160k between D800-FFFF.  I'm including the description for my 486 server
but it also works on my 386 server.  On both of my servers, DV is just as
stable running on the server as it is running on a workstation.


SYSTEM HARDWARE -

   Motherboard:             Micronics 33MHz 486 ISA
   Hard Drive:              Seagate ST2383E 330M ESDI
   Disk controller:         UltraStor Ultra 12F
   Video card:              STB PowerGraph ERGO-VGA
   LANtastic cards:         2Mbs <original style> using IRQ=5 ADD=2


SYSTEM SOFTWARE -

   Operating System:        MS-DOS 5.0
   Command.Com:             4DOS.COM 4.0 replacing MS-DOS Command.Com
   Expand Memory Manager:   QEMM 6.02
   LANtastic software:      LANtastic NETBIOS 2.06
                            LANtastic Redirector 4.00
                            LANtastic Server 4.00
   Disk Cache:              HyperDisk 4.3x
   Stacker:                 Stacker 2.01
   Keyboard Accelerator:    Repeat Performance 3.1
   Mouse:                   Logitech 6.0
   Bernoulli:               Iomega RCD 7.01
   Video:                   UltraVision 2.12
   DESQview:                DV 2.42



CONFIG.SYS -

     SHELL = C:\4DOS.COM C:\ /P /E:640
     DEVICE=C:\<path>\QEMM386.SYS R:1 RAM ROM FR=C000 I=0000-0FFF . . .
                . . . AROM=D000-D7FF DBF=2 ST:M
     DOS = LOW
     DEVICE=C:\<path>\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
     DEVICE=C:\<path>\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\CONTROL\SYSTEM\RP.SYS ON . . .
                . . . SHIFTCAPS=LOWER REPEAT=250 DELAY=25 SIZE=500 . . .
                . . . BUFFER=OFF TURBO=(CTRL) TURBO=1000
     DEVICE=C:\<path>\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\CONTROL\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS BHIGH S10
     DEVICE=C:\<path>\HYPERDKX.EXE C:2048:2048 XS XW A S V K:LR OK:X4F

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Subj:  How 2 Run DV on a Server                Section: Quarterdeck
From:  Bob Beck                 72707,1765     # 186816, * No Replies * 
  To:  Bob Beck                 72707,1765     Date: 28-Mar-92 04:02:00

[Part 3 of message 186814]

     DEVICE=C:\<path>\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\CONTROL\STACKER\STACKER.COM . . .
                . . . /EMS /B=200 C:\STACVOL.DSK C:\STACVOL.000
     DEVICE=C:\<path>\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\CONTROL\STACKER\SSWAP.COM . . .
                . . . C: D:,D: E: /SYNC
     DEVICE=C:\C<path>\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\CONTROL\BERNOULI\RCD.SYS /F
     FCBS = 1
     STACKS = 0,0
     BUFFERS = 1
     FILES = 8


AUTOEXEC.BAT -

     @ECHO OFF
     CLS
     C:
     LOADHI /R:1 FILES = 60
     LOADHI /R:1 BUFFERS = 5
     LOADHI /R:1 LASTDRIVE = +5
     CD\<subdirectory path>
     C:\<path>\LOADHI /R:2 PCACHE /S
     CD\<subdirectory path>
     C:\<path>\LOADHI /R:2 BKL
     CD\<subdirectory path>
     C:\<path>\LOADHI /R:2 UV
     CD\LANTASTI
     C:\<path>\LOADHI /R:2 LANBIOS IRQ=5 ADD=2 SESSIONS=20 NCBS=20
     C:\<path>\LOADHI /R:2 REDIR 486
     C:\<path>\LOADHI /R:2 SERVER
     NET LOGIN \\386 <user id> <user password>
     NET USE G: \\386\DRIVE_C
     NET USE H: \\386\DRIVE_D
     NET USE I: \\386\DRIVE_A
     NET USE J: \\386\DRIVE_B
     PATH=<path listing>
     CD\<subdirectory path>
     DV


When reviewing the instructions I sent to you for running DV on a LANtastic
network server, I accidentally left out the section listing the settings that
must be entered in DV's network menu.  Add the following after the section
with the Autoexec.Bat settings:


SETTINGS FOR DV'S NETWORK SECTION:

     Multitask Which Network Interfaces?
       IPX interrupt 7A (Y/N): Y
       NETBIOS          (Y/N): N

     Memory Usage (in K)
            Network Buffers:   8

Bob